Every king needs a castle and every hero needs a world to save. ForSonic the Hedgehog, that world is Mobius, a lush planet made up of several iconic zones like Green Hill and Chemical Plant. While visiting theGreen Hill Zone Playground in Brazilis the closest fans can get to visiting these famous locales in real life, gamers can now send vintage-looking “greetings from” postcards purporting to be from Sonic’s world.
The postcards were shared on the officialSonic the HedgehogTwitter account. The account often shares interestingSonic-relatedart and animation, but the idea to share postcards for locations no one could ever really visit is particularly inspired during a time in which most people are unable to travel because of the pandemic.
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Each of the three postcards represents a zone from one ofSonic’s classic Sega Genesisoutings, with Green Hill Zone from the hedgehog’s first game, Chemical Plant Zone fromSonic 2, and Mushroom Hill Zone fromSonic & Knuckles. The postcards do an amazing job of capturing the look of each zone while also capturing a vintage aesthetic that is enhanced by the aging effect applied to the artwork.
Another interesting detail is that the text for each zone is filled in with images of the specific location from differentSonicgames over the years. Green Hill Zone, in particular, has appeared in many differentSonicgames, so that postcard was able to take advantage of a lot of unique artwork spanning several games.
There is some fan speculation in the tweet’s replies that Sega might be dropping hints for an upcomingSonicgame by sharing the postcards. It’s possible, however, theSonic the Hedgehogaccount often posts things with no ties to any upcoming announcement or product release. It recentlytweeted a reference to the Sonic.exe creepypastajust for the fun of it, and the postcards were likely shared in the same spirit. Regardless, fans of the blue blur shouldn’t have too much trouble printing out the postcards and sending them off to fellow hedgehog enthusiasts.
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